1955 International Cross Country Championships

International athletics championship event

1955 International Cross Country Championships

Organisers| ICCU
Edition| 42nd
Date| March 19 (men)
March 26 (women)
Host city| San Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain (men)
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland (women)
Venue| Lasarte Hippodrome (men)
Events| 1 / 1
Distances| 9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation| 70 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
8 (men) / 2 (women) nations

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The 1955 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on March 19, 1955. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Ayr, Scotland on March 26, 1955. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists,[5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

## Medallists[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)  | Frank Sando
England | 46:09  | Hugh Foord
England | 46:33  | Ken Norris
England | 46:35
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)  | Diane Leather
England | 16:08  | Anne Oliver
England | 16:31  | Leila Buckland
England | 16:45
Team
Men  |  England | 27  |  Belgium | 102  |  Spain | 109
Women (unofficial)  |  England | 10  |  Scotland | 34  |  |

## Individual Race Results[edit]

### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[edit]

Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time

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| Frank Sando |  England | 46:09
| Hugh Foord |  England | 46:33
| Ken Norris |  England | 46:35
4 | Lucien Theys |  Belgium | 46:41
5 | Antonio Amoros |  Spain | 46:48
6 | Patrick Ranger |  England | 46:54
7 | Edward Hardy |  England | 46:55
8 | Michael Maynard |  England | 46:56
9 | Bakir Benaissa |  France | 46:57
10 | Luis García |  Spain | 46:59
11 | George Rhodes |  England | 47:06
12 | Maurits van Laere |  Belgium | 47:10
13 | Jean-Louis Com |  France | 47:18
14 | Manuel Faria |  Portugal | 47:25
15 | Frans Herman |  Belgium | 47:28
16 | Roger Deweer |  Belgium | 47:36
17 | Mohamed Bensaid |  France | 47:42
18 | João Silva |  Portugal | 47:43
19 | Pierre Prat |  France | 47:48
20 | Kenneth Caulder |  England | 47:49
21 | Francisco Irizar |  Spain | 47:50
22 | Felicito Cerezo |  Spain | 47:53
23 | Félix Bidegui |  Spain | 47:55
24 | Belkacem Chikhane |  France | 47:57
25 | José Araújo |  Portugal | 48:01
26 | Marcel Davignon |  Belgium | 48:03
27 | Bill Boak |  England | 48:04
28 | Antonio Aguirre |  Spain | 48:09
29 | Marcel Vandewattyne |  Belgium | 48:19
30 | Enrique Moreno |  Spain | 48:20
31 | David Richards Jun. |  Wales | 48:24
32 | Ken Huckle |  Wales | 48:25
33 | Phil Morgan |  Wales | 48:26
34 | Serge Blusson |  France | 48:30
35 | Eddie Bannon |  Scotland | 48:31
36 | Denis O'Gorman |  Ireland | 48:35
37 | John Disley |  Wales | 48:41
38 | Pierre de Pauw |  Belgium | 48:44
39 | Tony Pumfrey |  Wales | 48:46
40 | Norman Wilson |  Wales | 48:47
41 | Filipe Luis |  Portugal | 48:48
42 | Donald Henson |  Scotland | 48:58
43 | Jaime Guixa |  Spain | 49:00
44 | Charlie Owens |  Ireland | 49:03
45 | Maurice Chiclet |  France | 49:11
46 | Richard Daniels |  Belgium | 49:12
47 | António Ventura |  Portugal | 49:13
48 | John McLaren |  Scotland | 49:25
49 | Frans van der Hoeven |  Belgium | 49:31
50 | Lucas Larraza |  Spain | 49:35
51 | Willie Lindsay |  Scotland | 49:36
52 | Andy Brown |  Scotland | 49:38
53 | Johnny Marshall |  Ireland | 49:41
54 | Joe McGhee |  Scotland | 49:47
55 | Brian James |  Wales | 49:59
56 | Augusto Silva |  Portugal | 49:59
57 | Tom Stevenson |  Scotland | 50:12
58 | Jim Douglas |  Ireland | 50:37
59 | Joaquim Santos |  Portugal | 50:51
60 | Joe Stevenson |  Scotland | 50:54
61 | Willy Dodds |  Ireland | 50:56
62 | Armando Silva |  Portugal | 50:57
63 | Robert Hanna |  Ireland | 51:36
64 | Lyn Bevan |  Wales | 51:46
65 | Adam Brown |  Ireland | 51:56
66 | Don Appleby |  Ireland | 52:18
67 | Frazer Walker |  Ireland | 54:29
— | Lahcen Ben Allal |  France | DNF
— | Maurice Simonnet |  France | DNF
— | Ian Binnie |  Scotland | DNF

### Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)[edit]

Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time

|
|
|

| Diane Leather |  England | 16:08
| Anne Oliver |  England | 16:31
| Leila Buckland |  England | 16:45
4 | June Bridgland |  England | 16:57
5 | Marian Davies |  England | 17:00
6 | Madeline Wooller |  England | 17:01
7 | Catherine Boyce |  Scotland | 18:18
8 | Anne Drummond |  Scotland | 18:40
9 | Elizabeth McLeod |  Scotland | 18:47
10 | Mollie Ferguson |  Scotland | 19:15
11 | Doreen Fulton |  Scotland | 19:20
12 | Agnes Elder |  Scotland | 19:25

## Team Results[edit]

### Men's[edit]

Rank | Country | Team | Points

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|
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1 |  England | Frank Sando
Hugh Foord
Ken Norris
Patrick Ranger
Edward Hardy
Michael Maynard | 27
2 |  Belgium | Lucien Theys
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Roger Deweer
Marcel Davignon
Marcel Vandewattyne | 102
3 |  Spain | Antonio Amoros
Luis García
Francisco Irizar
Felicito Cerezo
Félix Bidegui
Antonio Aguirre | 109
4 |  France | Bakir Benaissa
Jean-Louis Com
Mohamed Bensaid
Pierre Prat
Belkacem Chikhane
Serge Blusson | 116
5 |  Portugal | Manuel Faria
João Silva
José Araújo
Filipe Luis
António Ventura
Augusto Silva | 201
6 |  Wales | David Richards Jun.
Ken Huckle
Phil Morgan
John Disley
Tony Pumfrey
Norman Wilson | 212
7 |  Scotland | Eddie Bannon
Donald Henson
John McLaren
Willie Lindsay
Andy Brown
Joe McGhee | 282
8 |  Ireland | Denis O'Gorman
Charlie Owens
Johnny Marshall
Jim Douglas
Willy Dodds
Robert Hanna | 315

### Women's (unofficial)[edit]

Rank | Country | Team | Points

|
|
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1 |  England | Diane Leather
Anne Oliver
Leila Buckland
June Bridgland | 10
2 |  Scotland | Catherine Boyce
Anne Drummond
Elizabeth McLeod
Mollie Ferguson | 34

## Participation[edit]

### Men's[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of male 70 athletes from 8 countries.

* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Portugal (8)
* Scotland (9)
* Spain (9)
* Wales (8)

### Women's[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

* England (6)
* Scotland (6)

## See also[edit]

* 1955 in athletics (track and field)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Scots' Cross-country Race Failure - Scotland gave a disappointing performance in the International Cross-country Championship on Saturday over 8 1/4 miles at San Sebastian, Spain..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
2. ^ England Win at Ayr - Women's Cross-country - England triumphed so easily in the women's cross-country International over 2 1/2 miles at Ayr on Saturday that not only did they win the team race with four counting by the lowest possible points but went on to add to Scotland's rout by providing the first six home..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 19, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 26, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved October 1, 2013`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
6. ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013

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